From d06059cf449d7e65882e908c368437c2dc54c4cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "MSI-AB\\antoineB" <luc.bahmed2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:29:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] end lab

---
 src/backend/Board.java | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/Board.java b/src/backend/Board.java
index 304b537..f0df9f8 100644
--- a/src/backend/Board.java
+++ b/src/backend/Board.java
@@ -83,10 +83,36 @@ public class Board {
 		pieces.clear();
 	}
 	
+	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		//TODO
-		return "";
+	    String[][] grid = new String[height][width];
+
+	    // Fill the grid with empty squares
+	    for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+	        for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+	            grid[y][x] = "--";
+	        }
+	    }
+
+	    // Place pieces on the grid
+	    for (Piece piece : pieces) {
+	        String color = piece.isWhite() ? "W" : "B";
+	        String type = piece.getType().toString().substring(0, 1); // e.g., "P" for Pawn
+	        grid[piece.getY()][piece.getX()] = color + type;
+	    }
+
+	    // Build the string row by row
+	    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+	    for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+	        for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+	            sb.append(grid[y][x]).append(" ");
+	        }
+	        sb.append("\n");
+	    }
+
+	    return sb.toString();
 	}
+
 	
 	public ArrayList<Piece> getPieces() {
 		 return pieces; // this refers to the instance variable